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More times than I can count I want to start a column with, “Picture this!” But that line is used very often and I don’t want to be cliché. So […]
Is This You? The Wind-Up
Cortez Masto hosts broadband roundtable during rural swing
U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto visited Eureka, Humboldt and Lander counties Tuesday and met with Lander County officials. In the afternoon, Cortez Masto hosted a roundtable in Winnemucca where local […]
World War I ended 100 years ago
November, 1918, 100 years ago, was an election year in Nevada, but the most important news of the day had a much larger worldwide impact. At 11 a.m. on Nov. […]
State parks lost out on $1.2M in uncollected entrance fees, audit finds
By Riley Snyder The Nevada Independent Nearly a third of the 3.5 million people who visited a Nevada state park last year didn’t pay required entrance fees, according to a […]
Trump Calls Democrats an ‘Unhinged Mob’; Urges Voters to Elect Laxalt and Heller
By Daniel Rothberg and Jackie Valley, The Nevada Independent President Donald Trump visited Elko on Saturday and painted the midterm elections as a crucial turning point in his first […]
Pink Tax Repeal Would Shift Tax Burden
Question 2 on the November ballot — the so-called pink tax repeal — would eliminate the state and local sales taxes on feminine hygiene products such as tampons and sanitary […]
Rural Communities Are Tapping Tourism Potential
By Senator Catherine Cortez Masto For many of Nevada’s communities “Don’t Fence Me In” is not just a tourism slogan or a beloved lyric to a classic Western song, but […]
These Statewide Candidates Worthy of Your Vote
The statewide elective offices on the November ballot are of doubly vital concern to rural Nevadans this year, primarily because the urban counties are likely to stack the Legislature with […]
Lady Vandals Finish League Play Unbeaten After Owyhee Win
The Lady Vandals (24-4, 8-0) finished the league season last week and prepare now for the 1A North regional tournament which they will host Nov. 2-3. The girls concluded the […]
Favorites
I have a favorite…fill in the blank. Color, actor, song, tree, bubble gum? Yesterday I noticed in the Halloween candy isle everyone has a favorite candy. It was really fun […]